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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
BRIEFLETS.

Hams at Lamps cash store.
Bargains today at the Golden Eagle.
New potatoes at Lamps cash store.
A few Dunlap hats left. at Robinson's.
Vegetables always fresh at Lamps cash
store.
Buy the latest thing in ties, at Robin
sons.
Go to Robinson's for fine summer
underwear.
Loans by the Rock Island Building
Association Tuesday, April 10.
Nice fresh vegetables, at C c. Trues-
dale's.
J.L. Harris of Edgington was in town
yesterday morning.
Nice oranges, lemons and bananas, at
c. c. Truesdale's.
A sudden change in the weather does
not affect the rush at the Golden Eagle.
Call today if you want bargains.
Mrs. Charles Steele is visiting her par>
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Wirsing, at
Orion.
The Illinois State Medical association
meets at Chicago at 10 O'Clock in the
morning of Tuesday. May Z.
MIR. John Stahl. of Lena, Ill, is in the
city visiting his son Mr.. Irwin Stahl, of
the ARGUS composing force.
The funeral of the late Capt. James
McCord will be held at Q o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
Gordons restaurant on Market square.
has lately undergone the process of re-
papering and repainting, and now looks
very neat.
Just received yesterday at the Golden
Eagle another large invoice of boys and
children's clothing, comprising all the
latest novelties Call and examine,
Miss Marie E. Simmons, daughter of
Phillip Simmons of this city, left for
Premption, Mercer county to day, to take
charge of the public schools at that place.
If you want new hat. stylish neck
tie, reasonable underwear or a new
spring suit, call at the Golden Eagle and
examine their immense new sock.
All those intending to have their new
spring suit made to order should cali al
the Golden Eagle and examine their in
mense new line of sampes-over 300
styles to select from,
The Offering on Easter day at Trinity
church for parish purposes amounted To
$50 which WAS exactly the amount the
vestry had asked for Besides this other
offerings were made for special purposes,
as the hospital, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brennan. of Third
avenue, between Twenty fifth and
Twenty sixth streets, have lost their
little eleven months old son. Joseph,
who died at $50 last night of measles.
The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. to-.
morrow.
County Treasurer John Schafer, Jr.
has moved into the house formerly
occupied by Mr.. Ed Kohn, on Eighteenth
street. Mr.. Schafer had hardly vacated
his former house until another family
moved in.
The Golden Eagle clothing store has
leased the premises on Second avenue,
recently occupied by E. W. Spencer as a
stove store, and large force of men are
at work preparing the room for the re-
cepuon of one of the finest stock OF
clothing ever seen in Rock Island. The
new store will be occupied about May
A team of mules on the Union street
railway endulged in one of their customary
runaways this morning, breaking away
from the driver at Twelfth street anC
running up to Fourteenth. where they
were stopped by John Garrin. These
mules are becoming as much of nuisance
in the lower end of town, as the motor
are up above.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
New District U. = Court.

Judge Gresham and Marshal Marsh, of
Chicago, leave that city tomorrow and
will be at Peoria to open the first
term of the United States circuit court
ever held in that city. Everything is in
readiness to receive them there, and their
arrival will be the signal for the appoints
ment of a master in chancerv, and tie
settlement of world of preliminaries
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

Time tried aud true is DR.. Bigelow's
cure which combines the good qualities
of all the best cough remedies, without
the defects of any of them. 1t cures
promptly and permanently coughs, colds,
Group. whopping cough, influenza, broni>
chius, hoarseness, incipient consumption,
and all throat and lung diseases, healing
the lungs. Safe and pleasant for childN
rem Price. so cents and 81, of. drug
gists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

st. Louis. April 6.-Speaker Carlisle
passed through this city FRIDAY morning
with his wife, his son, W. Carlisle, and the
.atter's wife and children. Mr.. Carlisle was
bound to W lchita, Kan, to visit his sons
Asked about politics he said the Democrats
were gaining grouni, having carried Rhode
Island tie other day, and he was certain
they would elect tine next president, who
would b. Cleveland.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
Cordova school commencement.

The first annua, commencement of the
Cordova public schools took place at
the First Baptist church at Cordova at 8
O'Clock last evening. The programme
was an interesting one. and the class one
of usual promise, its motto being, Not
Finished, but Begun"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are SIGH
and in pain. A hacking cough. a severk
cold, OF any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all of these may be
quickly and permanently cured by DR..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
r-cease of an Illinois Educator.

CEYTRALIA, Ills, April l6.-Professor H.
B. Lale, superintendent of the public schools
of tins ci5y, died sud.ieniy at about i2 o'clock
Thursday mig It, of rheumatism of the heart.
He had been very hard worker since TAX
ing hold of the schools, and has raised them
to higher standard than they had been for
years. HIS remains viii be taken to his
former home, Grand Rapids, Mich, for
tulrl9l
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

MEMPHIS, TENT, April lo.--Caarles Tai
bot, VINO stole Fanny Davenport's dia-
niouds al the Gaynso hnte.. i'll this city, on
aiis n!gnt oi Jan. Is last. as Iuuni guilty in
the criminal court Friday, and he lry gava.
him i've years in the peniteutiary. Ills
counsel made a motion for a now trial, aud,
if it is overruied, as is likely, an appeal W n
be- taken to the supreme roart
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
Furniture, etc.

Ihsve got my house stocked from the
bottom to the top with fine and carefully
selected furniture and carpets. and in
order to make room for more goods that
are coming, l will make you extra in
ducements. Fl. F. CoRDEs.
1905 and 1903 Second avenue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

NEW YORK, April l6--Mgr. William
Quinn, vicar general of ais Roman Cs.holic
diocese, died Friday in Paris He was on
his way home from Me, where he had been
sulourniug for the benefit of his health He
was % years old and a native of Ireland.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

Mrs, Gnu Vorich says that she is going
to take cottage somewhere in New DER
sey this season; but it is a sine qaiasRs
that there shall be no malaria.-Lifs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

RANGooS, April it, Half of the town of
Pegu, in BdrmaG, has b.en destroyed by fire,
the result Of an extensive Dacoit plot to bun
and massacre Europeans and proclaim new
Burmese king, which, however, has been
frnsitaIsi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

The ribs of the rich new parasols are
tipped with tortoise shell. gilt or silver.
after the old fashions In our grand>
mothers times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
HALF-CENT A W0Rh.

The ARGUS hereafter will publish III this col
umn all ivertisements of Lost. Found, For Rent
For Sale, Board or Rooms Wanted and similar
notices, at the low of One-hdLf cent 1Cord,
each figure word, but no advertisement less
than ten cents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
DIED.

STRUvE-At the residence Of Henry Strive,
corner of Fifth and Harrison streets, Davenport,
Henry struve, aged years and 10 months. Fun
eral Monday, April IS. at 2 p. m.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

The Prince of Wales has sent por
trait of himself to the Ancient and Hon.
orable Artillery of Boston.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
LOCAL NOTICES.

E. E. Parmenter, attorney at law :
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted TO
him Office, postofice block, Rock Isl
and, Ills. ds&w1y
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872 Assets
nearly S1,000.000. E. W. Hurst, agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Coal, Potatoes, Etc.
For coal, leave orders ut Wheelan Bros.
grocery, or at 1903 Second avenue. For
onions and potatoes, apply under May
Bros old stand, Second avenue.
JOHN WARNER.
Vim. McEnlry,
Attorney at law, loans money on good
security, makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell & Lynde. bankers. Office in
post Office block
The store building formerly occupied
by W. H. Lundy on Second avenue; en-
quire of, E. E. PARMENTER
Barth 4 Babcock, Dentists.
No. 1924 Second avenue. Special atten-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
Inserting teeth without plates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
tn NJ CORRETT.

sTTORNEY AT Law, Solicitor in GanceEy
Z Notary Public. Abstracts, Loans and cnlss
tons Ofice, BGfo DIS Block. 81 avenue, owe
Bakers I"weiry stOrt 1nv-Al-'.'f
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16

In cotton goods the favorites are hello
trope and white stripes, figures or plaids
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
z PER CENT MORTGAGES

| ,oST-A BLACK GRAPE VEIL.
'Fiudr will please leave a this office. 2t
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28
Csnrishin in Greenland.

The preacher is invariably resorted TO-
both by young men and maidens, as the
matrimonial agent. a young man comes
10 the missionary house and says to him. Il
want to marry" "Whom ~ asks the mis-
sonary have you any one in mind p
Yes, answers the lover, "but she will
uot have me. | want you to speak to her. ="
Have you not spoken for yourself -
Many times, but she always says No. -"
That is nothing says the pastor ''you
know the way of maidens Does she like
you q 1T is difficult to find out. She will
tell you" The pastor accordingly sends
for the girl, who comes willingly enough,
knowing what the message means. "Well.
my daughter he observes, lit is time you
should think of marriage 'Inever mean
to marry" is the invariahle and conven-
tlonal answer. That is a pity says the
minister, because have a good husband
for thee" "Who is he I" she asks. The
missionary then tells her his name-al-
though she knows it as well as he does
and launches out into the lovers praise.
lie is strong, goodlooking kindly: he
caught two fine whales when his compan-
ions took none, or whatever else can be
said to his repute. After tn catalogue of
his merits has been recited the girl replies
But l think him a good for-nothing.
'Ah, well, says the missionary, "thou art
not wise there is no lad can fling har-
poon as he can shall soon find him a
wife" He then bids the girl good day, af-
fecting TO believe that the interview is over,
But she is sure to linger, and after blush
and sigh she whispers $50 it is particular
ly your WISH Herr Pastor do not quite
like him with deep sigh, but if you
At this point she virtually hands over the
business 10 the minister, who has to tell her
that she knows she loves the lad that she
would not have come if she had not thought
of accepting him, and that nothing is want
ing but to ask the blessing of God upon
their union. The marriage, curiously
enough, usually takes place upon the very
day on which the bride has emphatically
protested that she will never have the bride
groom. m.-HdHcheSter Courier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28
In Mhi,,ier,. Rorhnnd.

The neighbors were as simple and as fru-
gal as the Whittiers, though some of them
were not so intelligent. They still believed
in witches, and one night at husking,
when a big black bug came buzzing into
the room, it was declared TO be an old wom-
an who was suspected of witchcraft They
struck at it and knocked it down, and when
on the next day the old woman was found
in her cottage. they would not believe that
the bruises with which she was covered had
been received in fall downstairs, as she
claimed, and insisted that they were the
marks Of the blows struck at the bug. Old
Capt. T, who lived near her. and had
a house and several barns covered them all
over with horseshoes to keep the witch out.
Their simplicity is illustrated by still an
other story man was seen looking
about in the woods with gun, and gazing
into all the bushes and up into the trees.
At first they thought he was unatic, and
then deciding that he was British spy,
they had him arrested, The Judge exam
ined him and found out that his only bust
ness was shooting birds. "Wel, said the
Judge, what do you do-eat them Z"
NO Sell them - "No | study them
He was the celebrated ornithologist, Alex
ander Wilson, but the statement that he
devoted all his time TO studying birds was
so incredible, that he would have been sent
TO Jail as a spy if he had not been able to
prove his truthfulness by a letter from a
Boston gentleman which was in his posses
sion,- H0i, n. Rideiag in ST. Nichoids
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28
Discovery of Gold in California.

Henry W. Bgler. one of the laborers
employed on Sutter and Marshall's saw mil
at Coloma in January, 1S4S, when gold was
found there is the person to whom we are
indebted for our knowledge of the precise
date of the discovery. He was the only
one who made "a written record of the
event on the day of its occurrence the
only one present who wrote an account of
the discovery Marshall's story having been
written by others and the only one pres
ent who kept a diary with numerous
entries. Bigler entered the service of John
A. Sutter of Suffers Fort, September
10, and ON the 9th went with James W.
Marshall to work in the saw mill of Sutter
and Marshall at Coloma, where he remain
ed until June Il, lS4S when he started for
Salt lake.
On January pa wrote Biger, while look
ing at the race, through which a little wa
ter was running, Marshall saw something
yellow on the bedrock He sent an Indian
to Brown for plate, whereupon Brown
said, Il wonder what Marshall wants with
tin plate just before we quit work for
the day Marshall came up and told us he
believed he had found a gold mine. Moth
ing more was then said on the subject. as
no one considered the matter worthy of at
tention, In the evening he again came
round to our shanty, and began talking
about the gold he had found in the lower
end of the trail-race. He had tried to melt
it and could not. He thought it must be
gold. He requested Brown and me to shut
off the water in the morning and throw
some sawdust, rotten leaves and dirt above
the gate, so as to ill the cracks, and pre-
vent any leakage, so that he could examine
the bottom of the race
The next morning Brown and | obeyed
his orders and then went to breakfast
while Marshall was walking along the bank
of the race, We had returned TO work at
the mill when Marshall came up with Il
cleaning face and said, "Bovs, | have
found gold mine And with that he set
down his slouch hat, which he had been
carrying in his hand, on a work bench.
We all gathered round him, and then we
saw perhaps teaspoonful of gold dust,
some particles as large as grain of wheat,
and others in small, thin scale in the crown
of his hat. Azariah Smith took out a half
eagle, and we could see there was a differ
ense in color, and though none of us had
seen virgin gold before, we all believed that
Marshall was rich. On his invitation we
went with him to the race, and there was
found small particles of the same metal in
the crevices of the rock. Marshall request
ed us to say nothing about it until we
should find the extent of the mine. After
a little time spent in prospecting we all
went back TO our work. My task at the
time was drilling a bowlder in the race for
blast. Brown was whipsawing; Stevens
was hewing timber with broad ak; and
Bennett, Scott and Marshall were framing
timbers But from that time we had gold
on the brain, and it was the chief subject
of our thought and conversation. .-Orcr-
lana HOufLIJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28


The word trust has been enlarged in
its Specification so that now its meaning
covers one Of the most odious Of all the
forms of monopoly The Standard Oil Trust
is one development Of the monopoly and
more recently there was formed the Cot
ton Seed Trust and the Salt Trust The
latest one reported is the Pow Trust 1t
all means a combination Of capital for the
purpose OF doing away with competition,
and having central beard fix the prices
for the whole product Such combina-
ton has power to crush the concerns that
stand out against it aud, as in the case of
the Standard oil monopoly, it exercises
that power without conscience. Of course
tariff laws favor the working of these
trusts for without the protection they
give, foreign producers would step in and
break down the prices fixed By these com
binntipns. a remedy of some kind will
have to be sought for and applied Con
sluers cannot consent to being squeezed
hy soulless combinations for whose exist
encc there IN not a shadow of excuse
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28
An Experiment with Crude Oil for
Fuef,

Speaking Of fuel it will Lo remembered
that some OF the large manufacturers at
Bellows Falls and elsewhere have been ex-
perimeuting with crude oil as a substitute
for coal the theory being that it would fur
nish quite As much heat, while it was very
much less expensive. II was claimed that
!! barrels of oil were equal 10 a ton OF coal
\ leading Putney manufacturer who has
been using this substitute fuel, says that it
is not satisfactory, that it takes five barrels
to equal a ton of coal, and that the heat
furnished is uneven and sluggish, He is
convinced that it is not practical, at least
for his use and although he is fully
equipped for its use, he proposes to return
10 the use Of coal, after a thorough trial of
the oil, in which he has been assisted by
experts, and finally 10y the manufacturer of
the fuel himself, 1t will be recalled that
this oil was alleged 10 have been brought IN
To use because of the increase Of coal rates,
which was chiefly attributable to the inter
state law. This assertion, however, is dis
proved by the manufacturer, who finds that
his freight rates to New York and Boston
have not been materially changed so that
he concludes that the advance in the price
Of coal is caused by the dealers combine"
rather than by the new law, LETTER 10 the
Suuddu Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28

DIR. o, w, Holmes says of Gen. Chas j.
Paine of the Yolunteer-who, by the way,
is his kinsman-that he is the only com
mander he ever heard of who made himself
illustrious by running away from the enemy.
Somebody has been spending his leisure
time in discovering that there are 81, l5s
widows in Massachusetts, The Widow But
Ter has no reason to feel lonesome bur
iagtoH Free Press,
Mrs. Graham is an estimable lady whose
hobby is house decoration. One day last
spring Mrs. Graham was careless enough 10
drink glass of red ink, believing it to be
claret, She was good deal scared when
she discovered her mistake, but no harm
came 10 her, The doctor who was summon
ed, upon hearing what she had done, dryly
remarked 10 her Mrs. Graham, there is
such thing as pushing this rage for deco
rated interiors too far
Lord Tennyson's aversion 10 giving auto
graphs is well known. A Londoner made
a bet that he could get the poets autograph,
so he sat down and wrote polite note ask
ing him which, in his opinion, was the best
dictionary in the English language Web
ster's or Ogilvie's BY the next post came
a half sheet Of note paper, ON which was
carefully pasted the word "Oglvie.n cut
out of the correspondents avn letter,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28
The Rrave-t of Battles.

The bravest battle that ever was fought,
shall l tell you where and wheng
ON the maps of the world you'll find il not
Twas fought by the mothers of men
Nay, not with cannon or battle shot,
With sword, or nohler pen;
Nay, not with eloquent word or thought
From mouth of wonderful men.
But deep in walled-up womau's heart
OF woman that would not yield,
But hravely, silently bore her part
LO. there is that battlefield
No marshaltng troop, no hivuuac song,
No banner 10 gleam aud wave
But, Oh, these battles they last so long
From babyhood 10 the grave,
Joaquin Miller
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28

The Missouri Grand Lodge of Masons has
voted not to admit 70 membership in the
order saloon keepers and liquor dealers.
Rev. c. II. SpuPgeon is credited with
having declined an offer of $50, 900 for 100
lectures, to be delivered in this country,
Douglas, Edgar and Champaign counties,
H., are still infested by wolves, foxes Wild
cats and even panthers, and they are kill
ing large numbers of sheep
A full Aedged mandatory for the pro
duction of ''old masters has been found in
Carlsruhe, Germany, by levin, the Ger
man art critic. Sixty-one of the bogus
paintings were about to be shipped to the
Frankfort galleries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28

whole car for his party Of four, Mr.. Kings
bury stated the case to him and asked per-
mission TO place the Governor in the car at
least as far as North Eastou, but the Balti-
more man evidently recognized nobody
greater than himself, and he refused The
Governor could go in baggage car for all
he cared. The governor had the news
broken TO him as gently as possible, but he
simply laughed and with his staff took a
seat in the baggage car for fun, where the
Baltimore man was invited TO Join them
and have a cigar. He didn't come. Green
GpId Gu-effe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28

Ex-Goy. John d. Long of Massachusetts
has an article in the Forum for November
ON 'The Use and Abuse of the Veto Pow
er, referring especially to President Clevo-
land.
A letter from Lima, Peru, dated Septem-
ber 10, says While Inspector Saavedra
was examining explosives at the Custom
House ON the 18th inst, a cartridge of dyn-
amite was by some carelessness caused to
explode, Twelve of the persons present
were torn 10 pieces, three others died soon
afterward aud nineteen others were per
haps fatally injured, fragments of shell,
caps and wood being blown into their flesh.
Among the killed were several high OIL
cinls
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-28
A Bipuer 1Inu ,hon ,be 13o,e,nor.

Gov Ames rode back to North Easton
from Taunton the other day in a baggage
car. The 4;24 train on which he left here
has parlor car attached 10 it, and it was
the intention of Superintendent Kingsbury
10 put the Governor and staff in it, When
the train arrived here, however, it was
found that a Baltimore man had hired the